ROBERTS, Kenneth Allison, a Representative from Alabama; born in Piedmont, Calhoun County,
Ala., November 1, 1912; attended the public schools and Samford College,
Birmingham, Ala.; was graduated from the University of Alabama Law School in
1935; was admitted to the bar in 1936 and commenced the practice of law in
Anniston, Ala.; practiced law in Talladega 1937-1942; elected to the State
senate in 1942, but resigned the same year to enter the United States Navy and
served until discharged as a lieutenant in 1945 with service in both Atlantic
and Pacific Theaters; president, Piedmont Development Co., 1945-1950; member of
Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs and city attorney of Piedmont, Ala.,
1948-1950; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-second and to the six succeeding
Congresses (January 3, 1951-January 3, 1965); unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 1964 to the Eighty-ninth Congress; resumed the practice of law
until his retirement in 1979; counsel, Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission,
1965-1972; member, National Highway Safety Advisory Committee, 1966-1970; was a
resident of Anniston, Ala., until his death in Potomac, Md., on May 9, 1989;
interment in Arlington National Cemetery.